Biographical Sketch of John T. Stephens, Washington County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** John T. Stephens, a successful tiller of the soil, is the son of George W. and Edna Stephens. The father was born in Virginia, and when quite young came to this county with his parents who were among the early settlers. After reaching manhood he married Miss Thomas, daughter of Rev. John Thomas. She was born in Washington County, and she and her husband are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The father was a farmer, a Democrat in politics, and for some time justice of the peace. The mother died at the age of forty-one. The father has married twice since, is now a widower, and is living in California. Of their family of five children John T. was next to the youngest. He was born in Iron County, Mo., in 1853, and when about six years of age was taken and reared by his grandfather, Rev. John Thomas. After reaching man- hood he spent three years in California, and in 1879 married Miss Malinda J. Logan, a native of Iron County, born in 1856. The result of this marriage was the birth of two children: Essie, born in 1883 and Onie M., born in 1886. Mr. Stephen and wife resided in their native county until 1884, when they moved to their present property which con- sists of seventy-six acres. Mr. Stephens is a Democrat in his politi- cal views, and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. He is accounted a good farmer, and has made all his property by his own efforts. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================